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Long-Term Health Risks Associated with Genotoxic Nanoparticles Released by Failing Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

A recently published study on failing metal-to-metal hip implant devices reveals that the genotoxic nanoparticles released could cause severe damage to cell DNA.

7 Jul 2012

New Report Analyzes Use of Nanomaterials in Biotechnology Applications

Research and Markets has included a new report from Elsevier Science and Technology, titled ‘Nanobiotechnology, Vol 4. Inorganic Nanoparticles vs Organic Nanoparticles,’ to its catalogue.

From Research and Markets 4 Jul 2012

Selenium Nanoparticles Can Fight Staph Bacteria on Medical Implants

Medical implants in the human body often have to combat against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that form a biofilm on the device. These bacteria are difficult to treat as they are mostly resistant to antibiotics.

25 Jun 2012

Gold Nanoparticles are Capable of Unraveling DNA

Research carried out at North Carolina State University to identify better methods for genetic material packaging to aid in gene therapy has led to findings that could significantly impact gene therapy research and DNA-based electronics.

22 Jun 2012

Impact of Nano-Pesticides on Environment Requires Urgent Assessment

A range of new materials was created by nanotechnology in the past decade.

22 Jun 2012

Researchers Use Nanoparticle Tracking Technology from Nanosight to Characterize Potential Biomarkers

NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, reports on the work of Professor Hang (Hubert) Yin's group at the University of Colorado at Boulder where they apply Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) to characterize biological nanoparticles such as microvesicles.

19 Jun 2012

Nanolane Reports on Bacterial Slime Study Using T-Surfs Slides

Nanolane presents a study, recently published in PNAS, that deals with the role of bacterium-generated slime (extracellular mucus forming films of 0.1 to 5nm in thickness) on bacterial adhesion and ability to move.

From NANOLANE 19 Jun 2012

Scientists Use Nanoscience to Harness Natural Light of Fireflies

Scientists at Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences have used nanoscience to discover a new way to harness the natural light generated by fireflies. This discovery resulted in creating a new system which is 20 to 30 folds more efficient than those created in prior experiments.

19 Jun 2012

NanoLogix Develops Multi-Well, Microplate Reader Variant of its BioNanoFilter Diagnostics

NanoLogix, a biotechnology company focusing on rapid diagnostics, has reported that the company’s research and development team together with researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston (UTHSC-Houston) is creating a multi-well, microplate reader version of NanoLogix’s BioNanoFilter (BNF) diagnostics for large volume lab conditions.

From NanoLogix 14 Jun 2012

NIH Awards $400,000 Grant for Nanoparticle-Based Research for Early Detection of Kidney Disease

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has pledged its support to research being carried out by Associate Professor, Kevin Bennet of the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University to evolve effective ways for early detection of onset of kidney disease.

12 Jun 2012

Bionanotechnology News

Long-Term Health Risks Associated with Genotoxic Nanoparticles Released by Failing Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

New Report Analyzes Use of Nanomaterials in Biotechnology Applications

Selenium Nanoparticles Can Fight Staph Bacteria on Medical Implants

Gold Nanoparticles are Capable of Unraveling DNA

Impact of Nano-Pesticides on Environment Requires Urgent Assessment

Researchers Use Nanoparticle Tracking Technology from Nanosight to Characterize Potential Biomarkers

Nanolane Reports on Bacterial Slime Study Using T-Surfs Slides

Scientists Use Nanoscience to Harness Natural Light of Fireflies

NanoLogix Develops Multi-Well, Microplate Reader Variant of its BioNanoFilter Diagnostics

NIH Awards $400,000 Grant for Nanoparticle-Based Research for Early Detection of Kidney Disease

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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